Question

One of the important political parties of Bihar is ___________.
A. Rashtriya Lok Dal
B. Lok Janshakti Party
C. Indian National Lok Dal
D. Biju Janata Dal

Answer 1

Hint: Ram Vilas Paswan was a prominent politician from Bihar who passed away in $2020$ while he was serving as a union minister. He formed a political party in $2000$ after breaking away from Janata Dal (U). This party failed to make an impact in the recently concluded Bihar assembly elections.

Complete answer:
Rashtriya Lok Dal is a political party founded by Ajit Singh. It carries the legacy of Chaudhari Charan Singh and the original Lok Dal. Its support base is confined mainly to Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Indian National Lok Dal is a prominent regional political party from Haryana. It was founded by Chaudary Devi Lal. Biju Janata Dal is a regional party from Odisha that has dominated the political landscape of Odisha for decades. It was founded in $1997$ by Biju Patnaik and is led by his son Naveen Patnaik now.
Lok Janshakti Party is a state party with considerable electoral influence in the state of Bihar. It was founded in$2020$ by Ram Vilas Paswan who broke away from JD (U). The party was led by Paswan himself until he died in $2020$. It has considerable clout among Dalits in Bihar.
The stature and popularity of Mr. Paswan helped LJP to be a part of both state governments and union governments many times. The party was led by Chirag Paswan but failed to impress in the Bihar general election after it broke away from NDA regionally. It contested the election independently without any alliance.
So, the correct answer is Option B.

Note: LJP is currently a member of the National Democratic Alliance led by BJP. The party is also supporting the incumbent NDA government in Bihar from outside. The election symbol of LJP is Bungalow